If you're anticipating the new Soulsavers album, check out the Amazon UK link below - 30 second clips of all the songs. Your anticipation will skyrocket......
I am trying so hard to wait till the album comes out to listen and I see this little link on every site I go to. Between this and trying to avoid listening to Fixer, it's killing me!
Well kudos to you for abstaining, brother - that's quite impressive. Although to my credit, I only listened to the clips about 3 times last Friday and haven't listened to them again since . I can assure you though that from what I heard, this album sounds like it's going to be amazing - like instant classic-type amazing. The release date of the album concerns me; I ordered the import but I keep hearing rumors of release delays. I'm still hoping for 17 Aug, or better yet a damn leak! It's only 2.5 weeks away and still no leak, quite surprising actually.
Hey that's sister to you Don't give me too much credit yet. I've been good so far but it's an everyday battle
Whoops! :oops: My mistake, ma'am! BTW, the clips for All The Way Down and the cover of Some Misunderstanding sound like potential song-of-the-year candidates already.
Whoops! :oops: My mistake, ma'am! BTW, the clips for All The Way Down and the cover of Some Misunderstanding sound like potential song-of-the-year candidates already.
LOL! Song of the Year......You are not helping right now
You can listen to 'Unbalanced Pieces' played on the KCRW show from today. Click on the "latest show" of 30 Jul, and fast forward to around the 1:25:45 mark. This song is bad ass!! Lanegan and Patton sound fuckin' awesome together. Where the HELL is this album already?!?!
Since it's not on the album, if someone gets a hold of Highway Kind, can you kindly PM me? I'm dying to hear something......
Same here! It appeared as if Highway Kind was only available for mp3 download (pre-order) from Amazon UK and Play.com a few weeks ago. NOW, Highway Kind has been removed from both Amazon UK and Play.com (Sunrise was removed too, but available as the album's Single download). I'm not sure how they plan to release Highway Kind now...maybe it'll be on the Limited Edition release or through iTunes? Certain things seem to be changing daily with the release/info on this album...
Death Bells has been played on KCRW. This song is an ass kicker, a lot of guitars and Mark sounds fantastic as usual. It has almost like a Soundgarden-ish electronica feel to it, and that's certainly not a bad thing. Click on the link below and play the Aug 1 show. It's the very first song so you don't have to fast-forward or anything. Enjoy!
Death Bells has been played on KCRW. This song is an ass kicker, a lot of guitars and Mark sounds fantastic as usual. It has almost like a Soundgarden-ish electronica feel to it, and that's certainly not a bad thing. Click on the link below and play the Aug 1 show. It's the very first song so you don't have to fast-forward or anything. Enjoy!
Anybody have the entire album yet? I know it's only a week away but I find it hard to believe that it's not "out there" yet! I've loved everything I've heard so far, but as you all have already said that's not a surprise since Mr. Lanegan is involved
Weren't there some shows professionally filmed back in 2007? I'd be interested to know if anything is going to come of that.
- Yes there was, and no there won't!
We filmed the Gramercy Theatre show in NYC and one of the nights at Bush Hall.
The NYC show was shitty all round, I think we had a bum night in my opinion.
The Bush Hall show DVD looks great. But in true Soulsavers fashion, nobody checked the audio was being recorded properly....
whatever happened to Ian?
- He never really existed, his identity was created to give the band a tax-break.
Is there a possibility of a tour to Australia anytime soon and if thinking of it please NO festivals!!!! Thanks
- Not at the moment to be honest. I don't think there has been a big demand for us to go down, so no promoters have every really shown any interest in bringing us down. If we did come down, I presume it WOULD be for a festival with multiple bands, that way the promoter is not taking a big risk flying us down to play. Festivals give you a captive audience to annoy, we're pretty fucking good at that.
The Cashbah in San Diego "now records select live shows, making them available for sale on CD immediately following the show at the club as well as for download at http://www.emusiclive.com"
Will that be done for the Soulsavers show?
- I didn't know about that. Nobody there offered that to us so I guess not.
If they offered us that deal & it gave us the option to approve the recording, I'd consider it for sure.
What Lanegan solo song did your hear first, Kingdoms of Rain or what?
- Solo track? What's the first tune on Whiskey, River Rise? It would be that then.
How did the collaborations with Mike Patton and Gibby Haynes among others come about? Were the songs written with those folks in mind? Or was it a matter of "hmmm this guy would sound good on this song" then you go out and get them?
- No, they were done first then myself & Mark talked about who we should ask & those guys' names came up.
Both myself & Mark knew Mike anyway, and Gibby was an old friend of Mark's who came down to our NYC show.
Have you ever considered covering one of Mark's Screaming Trees songs, like 'Grey Diamond Desert' or 'Dollar Bill'?
- I considered a couple of Trees tunes for the last tour. I liked the idea of either Gospel Plow or Sworn & Broken, but they never really went past the idea stage. They are amazing songs, and sometimes if you don't have a good idea as to where to take something it's best to be respectful to the song and leave it alone.
What other Mark solo songs have you considered covering on a Soulsavers album?
- We actually recorded the whole of Whiskey For The Holy Ghost in a few days off on the road once, it sounds really great.
It was something we did to kill some time for fun, it'll never see the light of day.
Something for the archives box-set in 2025.
Are there any other artists that you've considered collaborating with?
- Musicians or vocalists?
Yeah, a shitload. That was the whole point of this project. Something to avoid the regular conventions of working with a band, something that allows us to work with lots of people we love & respect. Bohren & Der Club Of Gore, Mogwai are both bands i'd love to work with. I have a unfinished track i recorded with Dan Auerbach from the Black Keys on guitar, he's amazing i'd love to do more with him.
Would you be interested in recording a third Soulsavers album (your fourth) with Mark? If you were to use Mark again, who else would you like to have collaborate with him?
- I'm sure that myself & Mark will work together again down the line. Be it as Soulsavers or something else.
It's a pleasure to work with the guy.
But i think the next thing we both do will be something different.
That's kinda what we do.
As far as Soulsavers goes, our studio door is always open for him whenever he wants to enter or leave.
Do you ever plan to release a DVD of your live performances?
- I'm not gonna rule it out, but we have no plans to record one in the near future.
How many songs did you record for Broken that didn't make the album cut?
- There was a few, maybe 3 or 4.
Do you plan to release any b-sides or exclusive songs with 'Broken'? (Similar to the iTunes release of 'Blues Run The Game' off your last album)
- I'm sure a couple of them will surface via that route.
How did you convince Mark to play with you first time?
How did you convince Mike Patton to play with you and Mark?
- I don't think they were ever convinced
Was Broken recorded with everyone together or did everyone did their own piece and send it to you?
- Most of it was recorded together, there was the odd thing that was done separately but that just tends to happen when your making a record like this. i'd say 90% was done together.
Will It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land ever be re-released on vinyl? It's impossible to find anymore.
- Really? I thought it was still available, I don't know if it was ever available in the US, but I'm pretty sure it's still available here in Europe. (Foz (the mod) Edit: the mp3 edition of It's... seems to be relaunched on August 17 in the UK, maybe the vinyl version will follow)
Since the line up keeps changing, would you describe yourself as an actual band or more as a vehicle to lend your production talents for other artists to take advantage of?
- I guess it was meant as a 'project', but feels like a band nowadays.
What can we expect setlist wise? (mostly for the American tour)
- You'd think by now we'd know, but I really don't know.
I guess a mixture of old shit we're tired of playing, along with some new shit we haven't figured out how to play well yet..
What are the chances of Will Oldham getting more involved on a possible next album?
- You never know..... Will is an talented cool guy, I'd love to work with him more at some point.
What microphones and setups did/do you use with Mr Lanegan? does Mark have ay preferred mics/pre-amps/comps etc or did he just come in and leave all that stuff to you?
- Ha. OK, the trainspotter shit... Studio-geek time.
I really like to record Mark through a U67, I think he sounds great through that.
The Universal Audio 2610 pre-amp & their 21176 compressor both do a nice job too.
What's the Soulsavers recording setup, specifically- software/hardware of choice for composing/producing?
- Actually Cubase SX for most recording & arranging.
Pro-Tools for vocals.
What kind of touring set up can we expect to see this year? the same as 07, plus Red Ghost?
- Nah, it's all change this time around.
It's a more stripped back band for this tour.
Rich Warren on guitar is the only current remaining member from the last route.
Martyn LeNoble is in on bass this time around, Rosa is joining us on keys & vocals.
Kev's schedule with Spiritualized was looking pretty busy, there is a chance that he may be called into the studio with those guys towards the end of September. So he had to bow out. I was pretty sad about that, people come & go in this band thats just the way it is. But he's not just an great drummer, he's a great friend. He's a good guy to have around & definitely brings out the better side of me.
But, we have a great replacement in Colin. He's a really incredible drummer & I think he's gonna blow people away when they see him play.
He's a really special player & think he's gonna fit in just fine.
I would like to know a bit more about the Broken sessions, were the "collaborators" involved in the writing of the songs/ choice of the covers?
- Mark co-wrote most of the record with us, Rosa co-wrote 'By My Side' with us.
Who came up with the Lanegan/Oldham crossed cover thing? Did they chose what song to cover? (By the way, I love how both of those turn out!)
- Was my idea to do, both both those guys picked which tune they wanted to do.
Is Lanegan an official permanent guest of the band? (I'm thinking like the QOTSA situation)
- I guess so. As I said before, I'm happy for Mark to come & go as he pleases with this band. That door is always open & I'm always happy when comes in through it.
Is there anyone you wanted to work with for the Broken sessions but didn't happen? Anyone in mind to collaborate with in the future?
- Yeah, we came really close to getting Willie Nelson involved but it unravelled at the last moment, which was rough. But it would have meant holding everything back for a few months for that window to maybe open again & I wanted to get the thing out. But I'd love to try to make that happen again.
Whatever happened to the double album?
- I think we set out with the intention of a double record, with one disc being Marks disc & the other being a disc with a female vocalist. We tried out a lot of girls before Rosa came onto our radar, and by that point the reality of finishing a double record had hit home with me I guess. But i think it's good to set out with a big target & then see what happens. Most people make pretty short records now, and a lot of the people I know would class the length of record we're putting out as a double still... In fact a number of people have said we're giving too much away on this one record, that we should have held even more back. But i'm happy with it, I think it runs from beginning to end nicely, if we'd trimmed any more track the album would not have worked as well as it does.
Any plans for a release of the record in South America in the near future? What about a tour?
- Not at the moment I'm afraid.
Italy's release date?
- Ha, I don't know. But sometime this month for sure.
What other Mark solo songs have you considered covering on a Soulsavers album?
And if any others were considered were any of them demoed?
- As I said earlier, we cut the whole of "Whiskey.."
Why does it seem like you guys have such a hard time getting your records released in the US?
- I don't know, it's the only country in the world where we are on a major record label, so you should be able to get hold of them pretty easy..... right?
Assuming this question will be answered before the album comes out....What can we expect from the Broken bonus disc from roughtrade.com?
- I think it's a mix from a radio show we did.
Any plans on making video(s) for any of the songs a la Revival ?
- Yes.... for 'Unbalanced Pieces'. Shooting is about to start anyday now. It won't be as 'grand' as Revival as times have changed any no label is gonna spend $$ on a video anymore. But it sounds like it'll be cool.
It's August 3rd today, how did you manage to not have this album leak already? That's impressive in these times.
- I know, right? Well... It doesn't really exist. We've been fucking with everyone.
Nah, we went to great lengths & cost watermarking the promos etc
Are you still producing/remixing for others, or is writing/performing your own work more of a fulltime occupation these days?
- I'm into the idea of producing other bands if the right thing comes along.
But it has to be something I really wanna do. Life's to short to work on a project for a few months if your not 100% into the band & the people as individuals.
How did your film work with the Guerilla News Network (the soundtracks to Battleground: 21 Days on the Empire's Edge and American Blackout) come about?
- I can't for the life of me remember!!
That's a bit shabby on my part, but I can't fucking remember!!
Any more Soulsavers Soundsystem CDs planned?
- Not at all. My head is just not in that place at the moment. (DJ)Format twisted my arm to do that last one with him & doing shit with him is usually fun so I agreed, but as for being motivated to do any more. Just not gonna happen. I don't have the interest in going there anymore.
Mr. Machin, why layer so many tracks over what is basically an excellent song, to the point of distracting from its strongest elements--the vocals, words, and basic song structure? You've been so good at highlighting the simple and powerful elements of songs, especially on your previous album, on both the instrumental and vocal tracks. It seems perhaps you added a bit too much to the aural soup on this track ("Death Bells")?
- Ha well, save the best until last.
I spotted this & thought I'd move it into the pile for ya as you didn't really feel like you wanted to ask me directly.
Well lady, that's what i do as a producer.
Sometimes I strip the track back to it's bare bones when I feel it serves the song to do that.
Sometimes I don't.
I can't imagine approaching every track the same way, that would be really fucking boring.
I do what I believe to be appropriate for each individual song.
I'm sorry if that is not exactly how you'd have liked me to approach that tune.
But at the end of the day, we are all entitled to our own opinion.
Lots of bands that I love and respect record tunes that I think suck sometimes.
But, I wouldn't dream of sitting around giving my opinion about it on the internet.
I'm not self important enough to think my critical analysis of their work is what other people wanna hear.
I'd rather spend my time doing something with my life positive, like being creative rather than being negative about another persons work.
Maybe your insight into studio production could just improve our work if we worked together...
Shit, we'll fly you in next time we start writing, you can make sure we don't fuck it up again.
so that last question is from a chick that complained about the production of that song in another thread, and the mod said she should post a question in the interview question thread. she posted her question sarcastically in the thread she complained about it and it looks like Rich from soulsavers reads the board and picked it up anyway........he totally owned her....and lots of us i guess.....wow.
Thanks for posting the Rich Machin interview over here, I just got done reading it over at onewhiskey. Oh, and not to brag or anything, but I was the one who asked him about covering "other Mark solo songs." To which he replied, they recorded all of fuckin' Whiskey!!! How amazing is that?!?! That's like one of my all-time favorite albums. I hope to hell he releases it some day in some shape or form. Pretty exciting stuff. I hope that those demos see the light of day in my life time.
I also asked about the "Screaming Trees" tunes. It's cool to hear that he considered doing Gospel Plow or Sworn & Broken; I'm sure they would make exceptional covers.
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Anybody have the entire album yet? I know it's only a week away but I find it hard to believe that it's not "out there" yet! I've loved everything I've heard so far, but as you all have already said that's not a surprise since Mr. Lanegan is involved
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Anybody have the entire album yet? I know it's only a week away but I find it hard to believe that it's not "out there" yet! I've loved everything I've heard so far, but as you all have already said that's not a surprise since Mr. Lanegan is involved
I was able to snag this album not long ago, but I certainly appreciate the help guys!! This album is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. Some Misunderstanding, All The Way Down, Shadow's Fall, and Can't Catch That Train are my tops so far; but every song is fuckin' solid. I love it.
Does anyone have an album quality copy of 'Sunrise'?? Also, 'Highway Kind' should be available tomorrow for you folks in the UK. I can't download it hear in the States, which sucks! Does anybody have it and willing to PM me?? Many thanks!
I was able to snag this album not long ago, but I certainly appreciate the help guys!! This album is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. Some Misunderstanding, All The Way Down, Shadow's Fall, and Can't Catch That Train are my tops so far; but every song is fuckin' solid. I love it.
Does anyone have an album quality copy of 'Sunrise'?? Also, 'Highway Kind' should be available tomorrow for you folks in the UK. I can't download it hear in the States, which sucks! Does anybody have it and willing to PM me?? Many thanks!
If you happen to come across Highway Kind please pass it along Same for Sunrise. I have a copy but the quality isn't all that great.
I've still managed to hold out on the album. Amazon says I should have it in a couple of days so I'm waiting on the real deal. I've heard the album is breathtaking!
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Hey that's sister to you
LOL! Song of the Year......You are not helping right now
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb#today
Still can't believe no one has heard it yet?!
Same here! It appeared as if Highway Kind was only available for mp3 download (pre-order) from Amazon UK and Play.com a few weeks ago. NOW, Highway Kind has been removed from both Amazon UK and Play.com (Sunrise was removed too, but available as the album's Single download). I'm not sure how they plan to release Highway Kind now...maybe it'll be on the Limited Edition release or through iTunes? Certain things seem to be changing daily with the release/info on this album...
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/td
And seriously, where the hell is this album? At this rate Backspacer will leak before Broken...
you have them in mp3 format that you can send my way? or can ya just help me find them on the site? thanks
SO pumped for this album
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this blog has the mp3 of "you'll miss me when i burn". just scroll down.
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Weren't there some shows professionally filmed back in 2007? I'd be interested to know if anything is going to come of that.
- Yes there was, and no there won't!
We filmed the Gramercy Theatre show in NYC and one of the nights at Bush Hall.
The NYC show was shitty all round, I think we had a bum night in my opinion.
The Bush Hall show DVD looks great. But in true Soulsavers fashion, nobody checked the audio was being recorded properly....
whatever happened to Ian?
- He never really existed, his identity was created to give the band a tax-break.
Is there a possibility of a tour to Australia anytime soon and if thinking of it please NO festivals!!!! Thanks
- Not at the moment to be honest. I don't think there has been a big demand for us to go down, so no promoters have every really shown any interest in bringing us down. If we did come down, I presume it WOULD be for a festival with multiple bands, that way the promoter is not taking a big risk flying us down to play. Festivals give you a captive audience to annoy, we're pretty fucking good at that.
The Cashbah in San Diego "now records select live shows, making them available for sale on CD immediately following the show at the club as well as for download at http://www.emusiclive.com"
Will that be done for the Soulsavers show?
- I didn't know about that. Nobody there offered that to us so I guess not.
If they offered us that deal & it gave us the option to approve the recording, I'd consider it for sure.
What Lanegan solo song did your hear first, Kingdoms of Rain or what?
- Solo track? What's the first tune on Whiskey, River Rise? It would be that then.
How did the collaborations with Mike Patton and Gibby Haynes among others come about? Were the songs written with those folks in mind? Or was it a matter of "hmmm this guy would sound good on this song" then you go out and get them?
- No, they were done first then myself & Mark talked about who we should ask & those guys' names came up.
Both myself & Mark knew Mike anyway, and Gibby was an old friend of Mark's who came down to our NYC show.
Have you ever considered covering one of Mark's Screaming Trees songs, like 'Grey Diamond Desert' or 'Dollar Bill'?
- I considered a couple of Trees tunes for the last tour. I liked the idea of either Gospel Plow or Sworn & Broken, but they never really went past the idea stage. They are amazing songs, and sometimes if you don't have a good idea as to where to take something it's best to be respectful to the song and leave it alone.
What other Mark solo songs have you considered covering on a Soulsavers album?
- We actually recorded the whole of Whiskey For The Holy Ghost in a few days off on the road once, it sounds really great.
It was something we did to kill some time for fun, it'll never see the light of day.
Something for the archives box-set in 2025.
Are there any other artists that you've considered collaborating with?
- Musicians or vocalists?
Yeah, a shitload. That was the whole point of this project. Something to avoid the regular conventions of working with a band, something that allows us to work with lots of people we love & respect. Bohren & Der Club Of Gore, Mogwai are both bands i'd love to work with. I have a unfinished track i recorded with Dan Auerbach from the Black Keys on guitar, he's amazing i'd love to do more with him.
Would you be interested in recording a third Soulsavers album (your fourth) with Mark? If you were to use Mark again, who else would you like to have collaborate with him?
- I'm sure that myself & Mark will work together again down the line. Be it as Soulsavers or something else.
It's a pleasure to work with the guy.
But i think the next thing we both do will be something different.
That's kinda what we do.
As far as Soulsavers goes, our studio door is always open for him whenever he wants to enter or leave.
Do you ever plan to release a DVD of your live performances?
- I'm not gonna rule it out, but we have no plans to record one in the near future.
How many songs did you record for Broken that didn't make the album cut?
- There was a few, maybe 3 or 4.
Do you plan to release any b-sides or exclusive songs with 'Broken'? (Similar to the iTunes release of 'Blues Run The Game' off your last album)
- I'm sure a couple of them will surface via that route.
How did you convince Mark to play with you first time?
How did you convince Mike Patton to play with you and Mark?
- I don't think they were ever convinced
Was Broken recorded with everyone together or did everyone did their own piece and send it to you?
- Most of it was recorded together, there was the odd thing that was done separately but that just tends to happen when your making a record like this. i'd say 90% was done together.
Will It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land ever be re-released on vinyl? It's impossible to find anymore.
- Really? I thought it was still available, I don't know if it was ever available in the US, but I'm pretty sure it's still available here in Europe. (Foz (the mod) Edit: the mp3 edition of It's... seems to be relaunched on August 17 in the UK, maybe the vinyl version will follow)
Since the line up keeps changing, would you describe yourself as an actual band or more as a vehicle to lend your production talents for other artists to take advantage of?
- I guess it was meant as a 'project', but feels like a band nowadays.
What can we expect setlist wise? (mostly for the American tour)
- You'd think by now we'd know, but I really don't know.
I guess a mixture of old shit we're tired of playing, along with some new shit we haven't figured out how to play well yet..
What are the chances of Will Oldham getting more involved on a possible next album?
- You never know..... Will is an talented cool guy, I'd love to work with him more at some point.
What microphones and setups did/do you use with Mr Lanegan? does Mark have ay preferred mics/pre-amps/comps etc or did he just come in and leave all that stuff to you?
- Ha. OK, the trainspotter shit... Studio-geek time.
I really like to record Mark through a U67, I think he sounds great through that.
The Universal Audio 2610 pre-amp & their 21176 compressor both do a nice job too.
What's the Soulsavers recording setup, specifically- software/hardware of choice for composing/producing?
- Actually Cubase SX for most recording & arranging.
Pro-Tools for vocals.
What kind of touring set up can we expect to see this year? the same as 07, plus Red Ghost?
- Nah, it's all change this time around.
It's a more stripped back band for this tour.
Rich Warren on guitar is the only current remaining member from the last route.
Martyn LeNoble is in on bass this time around, Rosa is joining us on keys & vocals.
Kev's schedule with Spiritualized was looking pretty busy, there is a chance that he may be called into the studio with those guys towards the end of September. So he had to bow out. I was pretty sad about that, people come & go in this band thats just the way it is. But he's not just an great drummer, he's a great friend. He's a good guy to have around & definitely brings out the better side of me.
But, we have a great replacement in Colin. He's a really incredible drummer & I think he's gonna blow people away when they see him play.
He's a really special player & think he's gonna fit in just fine.
I would like to know a bit more about the Broken sessions, were the "collaborators" involved in the writing of the songs/ choice of the covers?
- Mark co-wrote most of the record with us, Rosa co-wrote 'By My Side' with us.
Who came up with the Lanegan/Oldham crossed cover thing? Did they chose what song to cover? (By the way, I love how both of those turn out!)
- Was my idea to do, both both those guys picked which tune they wanted to do.
Is Lanegan an official permanent guest of the band? (I'm thinking like the QOTSA situation)
- I guess so. As I said before, I'm happy for Mark to come & go as he pleases with this band. That door is always open & I'm always happy when comes in through it.
Is there anyone you wanted to work with for the Broken sessions but didn't happen? Anyone in mind to collaborate with in the future?
- Yeah, we came really close to getting Willie Nelson involved but it unravelled at the last moment, which was rough. But it would have meant holding everything back for a few months for that window to maybe open again & I wanted to get the thing out. But I'd love to try to make that happen again.
Whatever happened to the double album?
- I think we set out with the intention of a double record, with one disc being Marks disc & the other being a disc with a female vocalist. We tried out a lot of girls before Rosa came onto our radar, and by that point the reality of finishing a double record had hit home with me I guess. But i think it's good to set out with a big target & then see what happens. Most people make pretty short records now, and a lot of the people I know would class the length of record we're putting out as a double still... In fact a number of people have said we're giving too much away on this one record, that we should have held even more back. But i'm happy with it, I think it runs from beginning to end nicely, if we'd trimmed any more track the album would not have worked as well as it does.
Any plans for a release of the record in South America in the near future? What about a tour?
- Not at the moment I'm afraid.
Italy's release date?
- Ha, I don't know. But sometime this month for sure.
What other Mark solo songs have you considered covering on a Soulsavers album?
And if any others were considered were any of them demoed?
- As I said earlier, we cut the whole of "Whiskey.."
Why does it seem like you guys have such a hard time getting your records released in the US?
- I don't know, it's the only country in the world where we are on a major record label, so you should be able to get hold of them pretty easy..... right?
Assuming this question will be answered before the album comes out....What can we expect from the Broken bonus disc from roughtrade.com?
- I think it's a mix from a radio show we did.
Any plans on making video(s) for any of the songs a la Revival ?
- Yes.... for 'Unbalanced Pieces'. Shooting is about to start anyday now. It won't be as 'grand' as Revival as times have changed any no label is gonna spend $$ on a video anymore. But it sounds like it'll be cool.
It's August 3rd today, how did you manage to not have this album leak already? That's impressive in these times.
- I know, right? Well... It doesn't really exist. We've been fucking with everyone.
Nah, we went to great lengths & cost watermarking the promos etc
Are you still producing/remixing for others, or is writing/performing your own work more of a fulltime occupation these days?
- I'm into the idea of producing other bands if the right thing comes along.
But it has to be something I really wanna do. Life's to short to work on a project for a few months if your not 100% into the band & the people as individuals.
How did your film work with the Guerilla News Network (the soundtracks to Battleground: 21 Days on the Empire's Edge and American Blackout) come about?
- I can't for the life of me remember!!
That's a bit shabby on my part, but I can't fucking remember!!
Any more Soulsavers Soundsystem CDs planned?
- Not at all. My head is just not in that place at the moment. (DJ)Format twisted my arm to do that last one with him & doing shit with him is usually fun so I agreed, but as for being motivated to do any more. Just not gonna happen. I don't have the interest in going there anymore.
Mr. Machin, why layer so many tracks over what is basically an excellent song, to the point of distracting from its strongest elements--the vocals, words, and basic song structure? You've been so good at highlighting the simple and powerful elements of songs, especially on your previous album, on both the instrumental and vocal tracks. It seems perhaps you added a bit too much to the aural soup on this track ("Death Bells")?
- Ha well, save the best until last.
I spotted this & thought I'd move it into the pile for ya as you didn't really feel like you wanted to ask me directly.
Well lady, that's what i do as a producer.
Sometimes I strip the track back to it's bare bones when I feel it serves the song to do that.
Sometimes I don't.
I can't imagine approaching every track the same way, that would be really fucking boring.
I do what I believe to be appropriate for each individual song.
I'm sorry if that is not exactly how you'd have liked me to approach that tune.
But at the end of the day, we are all entitled to our own opinion.
Lots of bands that I love and respect record tunes that I think suck sometimes.
But, I wouldn't dream of sitting around giving my opinion about it on the internet.
I'm not self important enough to think my critical analysis of their work is what other people wanna hear.
I'd rather spend my time doing something with my life positive, like being creative rather than being negative about another persons work.
Maybe your insight into studio production could just improve our work if we worked together...
Shit, we'll fly you in next time we start writing, you can make sure we don't fuck it up again.
so that last question is from a chick that complained about the production of that song in another thread, and the mod said she should post a question in the interview question thread. she posted her question sarcastically in the thread she complained about it and it looks like Rich from soulsavers reads the board and picked it up anyway........he totally owned her....and lots of us i guess.....wow.
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I also asked about the "Screaming Trees" tunes. It's cool to hear that he considered doing Gospel Plow or Sworn & Broken; I'm sure they would make exceptional covers.
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Does anyone have an album quality copy of 'Sunrise'?? Also, 'Highway Kind' should be available tomorrow for you folks in the UK. I can't download it hear in the States, which sucks! Does anybody have it and willing to PM me?? Many thanks!
EDIT: Just an FYI, the only place I've seen 'Highway Kind' available so far (at least for those who live in the UK) is here: http://www.datz.com/detail.php?id=8353791&play=8353806
If you happen to come across Highway Kind please pass it along
I've still managed to hold out on the album. Amazon says I should have it in a couple of days so I'm waiting on the real deal. I've heard the album is breathtaking!